News 12 New Jersey | Power & Politics: Highlights and fireworks at NJ gubernatorial primary debates
Ashley Koning, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton poll at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, and Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University, break down the winners and losers and the topics and exchanges that resonated the most.
WNYC | This Week in Politics: The governor's race gets real in New Jersey
Phil Murphy is nearing the end of his two-term limit so New Jersey will elect a new governor this year. And the race got real for many voters this week, as primary debates kicked off among Democratic and Republican candidates. The primary is scheduled for June 10th, with early voting starting on June 6th.
Kristoffer Shields is Director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, he helps us get a handle on the race - and a mountain of candidates.
Rolling Stone | She Helped America Elect More Women. She Says We’re Not Done Yet
“Equal representation is a non-partisan issue, but it has become a partisan problem,” Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women in Politics, wrote in a report assessing women’s representation in Congress this year. “To achieve gender parity in elected offices at every level, both parties must do the necessary, intentional work to recruit, support, and elect women.” | 
